Wilma E. Straley
June 14, 1914 - Feb.12, 2009
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February 2009
Melanie “Lana” Aleksich Saxton
Melanie “Lana” Aleksich Saxton passed away in her home in Seattle on Feb. 16, 2009.
She was born in Seattle on June 15, 1945 and spent her entire life there.
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Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Robison
Beth, 90, died on Feb. 17, 2009, in Edmonds, WA. She was born on Sept. 24, 1918, in Walla Walla, WA, the eldest child of Edison Cochran and Agnes Myrtle Mangan.
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Carl F. Ongstad
Born June 27, 1937, died Jan. 20, 2009 after a long battle with cancer of the lung. He was the owner of Thor’s Towing with his brother Thor. The towing business goes way back to 1949.
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Fay A. Lowthian
Born on July 26, 1920 in Lockwood, Ohio to Dale and Lavinia Horton and passed away on Feb. 7, 2009 in Seattle. Fay, as an infant, moved to the Yakima Valley, living in Grandview and Sunnyside.
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Gary Allan Freeman
Gary passed away Jan 24, 2009 at his West Seattle home from diabetes related illness.
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Leeta Clinton
Leeta Clinton, 92, passed away Feb. 11, 2009.
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Dorothy Jane Benckert
Born Feb. 12, 1915 to Charles and Marcella Rohr in Bremerton, WA.
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Obama-Rama: A poem
If the stimulus bill was just talk
And still unstimulated we walk
Any one who’s deflated, belated, berated, unmated, sedated, more hated, over weighted, cremated, duplicated
Or even with octuplets impregnated
I’m sure now will just blame Barrack
Carol Smith
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Young artist awarded by city
The City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods recently awarded young artists at a recent celebration at Rainier Community Center.
Elisa Sun of Lafayette Elementary School won a Crystal Award for her art piece which included a $15 check, a Neighborhood Appreciation Day T-shirt, and the certificate.
Mayor Greg Nickels presented during the 15th annual “Neighborhood Appreciation Day" contest.
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